Poached Chicken Udon Noodles And Broccoli Pesto Recipe


Poached Chicken Udon Noodles And Broccoli Pesto Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 free range chicken breast fillets
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1 lemon - juiced
  • fresh ginger - 2 cm grated
  • fresh parsley stalks and leaves x5
  • Pesto
  • 2 tablespoons pine nuts
  • 1 lemon - juiced
  • 1 large head of broccoli or equivalent small heads
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • pinch salt
  • 4 grinds black pepper
  • 1 clove garlic
  • fresh rosemary leaves - 1 small stalk
  • Udon noodles 450 grams
  • To serve:
  • fresh parsley leaves
  • 1 fresh red chilli - sliced (optional)
  • lemon wedges to serve
INSTRUCTIONS:
  1. Put the chicken breast fillets, stock, lemon juice, ginger and parsley into a saucepan. The liquid should be just covering the chicken.
  2. Bring the liquid to the boil and then cover with a lid and turn off heat. Allow to sit for 25 minutes or until the chicken has cooked through
  3. While the chicken is cooking add the ingredients for the pesto to a food processor and pulse to combine to a paste
  4. Set a large saucepan of water to boil and add the noodles when boiling. Cook to 1 min less than the package instructions - approximately 8 minutes and drain when cooked
  5. Return the noodles to the saucepan and stir through the pesto
  6. Remove the chicken from the stock and slice into pieces
  7. Reset the stock to boil and do so for 3-4 minutes
  8. Slice the cooked chicken and serve on top of the noodles with fresh parsley and chilli
  9. Pour over some of the stock if you wish (optional)

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